..The multiplicative increased risks of DVT were also significant in patients with chronic osteomyelitis with any comorbidity. In conclusion, physicians should consider chronic osteomyelitis in their evaluation of risk factors for DVT. ..

..In 12 of the 28,767 patients with bladder cancer, applying an IULIT in PET allowed the visualization of the contrast between lesion and urinary activity. The proposed method could increase the accuracy of detection of bladder cancer. ..

..Angiomyolipoma is the most common benign kidney tumor. However, literature describing FDG PET findings on renal angiomyolipoma (AML) is limited. This study reports the FDG PET and PET/CT findings of 21 cases of renal AML...

..Periodontal disease encompasses gingivitis and periodontitis, which exerts systemic effects. We conducted a population-based study to evaluate the association between periodontal disease and the risk of cancer...

..Patients with end-stage renal disease are suggestive to have a higher risk for the development of some kinds of cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible association between malignancy and end-stage renal disease in Taiwan...

..To evaluate the association between urinary tract stone (UTS) and urinary tract cancer (UTC) in Taiwanese patients, as the results of epidemiological studies about the relationship between UTS and the development of UTC remain inconclusive...

..The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of thallium-201 (Tl-201) single-photon emission CT (SPECT) to detect recurrent or residual nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) when CT findings are indeterminate...

..4%, 95.4%, 96% and 94.4%, respectively. Conclusion: PET/CT is more accurate than PET alone or CT alone for the depiction of NPC. Fused PET/CT is a valuable imaging tool in patients for staging diagnosis of NPC...

Therapeutic efficacy of 188Re-MN-16ET lipiodol in an animal model of hepatocellular carcinoma

..In this study, we further evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of this radiopharmaceutical by measuring tumor response and survival times in rats with liver tumors after intra-hepatic arterial injection of Re-188 MN-16ET lipiodol...

..0%, respectively. Based on this study's findings, we can conclude FDG-PET is more sensitive but equally specific as Tl-201 SPECT is differentiating recurrent/residual NPC from post-RT changes in patients with indeterminate CT findings...

..However, little information exists regarding the relationship between non-apnea SD and the risk of cancer. The goal of this study was to determine if any association between SD and malignancy exists in Taiwan...

..1 to 121.5+/-21.3 mg/dl (P value <.05). We conclude that a 2-week treatment course of oral erythromycin can significantly improve esophageal and gastric motility which results in a better control of blood sugar in patients with NIDDM...

Comparison between technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamineoxide labeled white blood cell abdomen scan and abdominal sonography to detect appendicitis in children with an atypical clinical presentation

..The result of Tc-99m MIBI imaging is more related to the expression of Pgp than MRP gene. It is possible that other membrane transporters as well as Pgp and MRP are involved in the efflux of Tc-99m MIBI...

..57). The auto-contouring function of the SUV threshold has the potential to assist in contouring the GTV. The SUV threshold setting of SUV 20% or SUV 2.5 achieves the optimal correlation of tumor length, VR, and CI using 4D-PET/CT images...

..In this preliminary report, Tc-TF liver SPECT imaging is not a sensitive method to detect HCC. However, further studies are necessary to analyze the correlation of Tc-TF liver imaging findings and the MDR gene Pgp expression in HCC...

Comparison of the expression of P-glycoprotein, Ki-67, and P-53 to technetium-99m tetrofosmin mammoscintigraphic findings

..FDG PET could detect large size (> 0.7 cm) and pre-malignant change of colonic adenoma. It is possible to differentiate adenoma from carcinoma of colon by an increased rate of glycolysis (SUV) in carcinoma...

Population-based cohort study on the increase in the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus development from nonapnea sleep disorders

Ruoh Fang YenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanCancer 98:283-7. 2003

..To compare FDG-PET with the conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of residual/recurrent NPC, the authors studied 67 follow-up cases of patients with NPC using both FDG-PET and MRI...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of pretherapeutic lymph node staging of colorectal cancer by 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT

..Papillary carcinomas are the most common thyroid malignancies. They invade the regional lymphatics and metastasize frequently to local lymph nodes in the neck. Distant metastasis, generally to the lungs, is also common...

Use of FDG-PET or PET/CT to detect recurrent colorectal cancer in patients with elevated CEA: a systematic review and meta-analysis

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of thallium-201 (Tl-201) single-photon emission CT (SPECT) to detect recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) when MRI findings are indeterminate...

..66; 95% confidence interval, 3.55-6.10). Further analyses indicated that risks are potentially related to the level of the lesion site. This study indicated that patients with UTI had a higher risk of developing UTC...

..However, further studies, including a larger NPC patient population, are warranted to determine the exact role and clinical usefulness of Tc-TF SPECT to differentiate benign lesions and recurrent/residual NPC...

..However, the lump persisted and did not respond to the therapy. She was treated with lumpectomy of the recurrent right breast lesion at her request for cosmetic reasons and has regular postoperative follow-up for the last 2 years...

..Subsequently, the renal pelvic lesion was confirmed as squamous cell carcinoma. However, a primary tumor rather than metastasis in the renal pelvis was considered according to the histologic characteristics and radiologic findings...